- Date
- September 17, 1970
- Place
- Sparks, NV · SPARKS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N266YPitts S-1-S
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160858
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1527 70/9/17 SPARKS,NEV PITTS S-1-S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1345 N266Y PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 42, 9100 TOTAL HOURS, 800 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- COMPLETED 2 TURNS OF SNAP ROLL,ROTATION CHGD TO BARREL ROLL TYPE MNVR,FLT DIRECTION CHGD DWNWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N266Y
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1-S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N266YRegistered now · Herendeen Bob PITTS S1SAirframe modelHerendeen Bob PITTS S1SEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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